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* Copyright (c) 2009 by Thomas Busey and Ruj Akavipat
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package eyetrackercalibrator.gui.util;

import eyetrackercalibrator.gui.GraphTabPanel;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import org.jfree.chart.plot.IntervalMarker;

/**
 *
 * @author ruj
 */
public class IntervalMarkerManager {

    GraphTabPanel graphTabPanel;
    LinkedList<IntervalMarker> freeIntervalMarkersList;

    public IntervalMarkerManager(GraphTabPanel graphTabPanel) {
        this.graphTabPanel = graphTabPanel;
        this.freeIntervalMarkersList = new LinkedList<IntervalMarker>();
    }

    /**
     *  Helper to help recycle intervalmarker
     * @return IntergalMarker 
     */
    public IntervalMarker getNewIntervalMarker() {
        IntervalMarker marker;
            marker = new IntervalMarker(0, 0);

            // Set parameters
            marker.setPaint(Color.GREEN);

            // Add to graph
            graphTabPanel.addMarker(marker);

        return marker;
    }

    /**
     *  Helper to help recycle intervalmarker
     * @param marker 
     */
    public void removeIntervalMarker(IntervalMarker marker) {
        // Make it transparent and set at 0,0
        marker.setAlpha(0f);
        marker.setEndValue(0);
        marker.setStartValue(0);
    }

    /**
     *  Helper for clearing interval maarker.
     */
    public void clearIntervalMarker() {
        freeIntervalMarkersList.clear();
        graphTabPanel.clearMarkers();
    }
}
